"Discorso del medesimo Maggi sopra la fortificatione de gli alloggiamenti de gli efferciti. Discorso del capitan Francesco Montemellino sopra la fortificatione del Borgo di Roma. Trattato dell'ordinanze, ò uero battaglie del capitan Giovacchino da Coniano. Ragionamento del sudetto Castriotto sopra le fortezze della Francia."
Printer's mark on t.p. and colophon (caduceus). First words of title and of sections in woodcut cartouches. Numerous woodcut ill. Giovacchino da Coniano's Trattato dell'ordinanze o vero battaglie is illustrated with diagrams composed of letters that represent troops in various formations. Historiated and foliated initials
"Registro" on leaf [140]r gives gathering Ii as having 4 leaves rather than the 2 which actually occur (without affecting the foliation count). The missigning of Z1 as Y and of Ll1 as Mm have both been corrected by stamping, as in the copy described by Mortimer
Mortimer, R. Italian 16th-cent.
Binding: later vellum. Red and tan spine label with author and title in gilt
Centered on front pastedown is bookplate of Giovanni Muzio
Notes
Irregular pagination. Only right leaves are numbered. Foxing. Narrow margins. Gutter included to avoid cropping text. Some text is impossible to capture. No table of contents.
Addeddate
2010-03-02 20:04:26
Associated-names
Castriotto, Jacomo Fusto; Montemellino, Francesco; Coniano, Giovacchino da